Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-01
FALTERING AT THE FRONT.

FALTERING AT THE FRONT.
"Tbe Burchard incident did not
defeat Blaine. When Blame invit-
ed to his support fifty thousand
Irishmen he took them with the
risk of stampede, and it is less re-
markable that ten thousand failed
than that forty thousand supported
him.
Except in Indiana and Massa-
chusetts, he has proven stronger
than bis party Is. Without him all
the Pacific States, Michigan and
Wisconsin became contested
ground.
"In estimating BlaiDe's strength
we are not reminded to the proof OF
prophecy. Taking seven doubtful
states and comparing their votes
in 1882, 1884 aud 1886, we
find the following results; In Cal
i(ornia the Democratic majority in
1882 was 23,519; but it went for
Blaine in 1884 1888, and was
again Democratic in 1886. Colora-
do went Democratic 2,345 in 1882,
for Blaine S,567, and Democratic
again in 1886. Connecticut gave a
Democratic majority in 1882 OF
4.16l, while Cleveland's majority
was only 1884. New Jersey gave
a Democratic majority in 1882 OF
2.O93, a Democratic majority in
1884 of 4,412 largely caused by the
Prohibition vote), and a Democrat
ic majority in 1886 of 5000. New
York went Democratic in 1882,
73,4OO, and in 1886, 1918, while the
majority over Blaine was only 1,O47.
In Wisconsin the Democratic ma
iority in 1882 was 1924 and the
state was carried for Blaine by
1868. West Virginia, which gave
II ,14S majority for Hancock, gave
only 2,477 against Blaine.
"THE REAL CAUSE OF REPUBLICAN
DEFEAT
was the candidacy of st. John. AL
though the Republican party had
surrendered tens Of thousands OF
votes in its advocacy Of temper
ance, this movement drew away
from the Republican candidate 90
600 votes IN New York, 1000 in
Connecticut and 5000 in New Jer-
sey. And this movement was not
aimed at the candidate, but at the
policy OF the party. The Republl-
can party, meeting great issues from
the first, developed great men. It's
leaders were such men as Lincoln,
Ben Wade, Fessendeu, Morgan,
Andrews, Stanton, Chase, Harri-
son, Sherman, Conkllng, Edmunds,
Chandler, Morton, Washburne'
Bristow, Thaddeus Stevens, Shel
man and Blaine.
"In their day they have each
been attacked, scorned and carl
cstured, and yet they became strong
In the affections of their party
Most of them are dead. Some have
gone TO the enemy. Sherman,
Blaine and Harrison are left for the
peoples choice. The same pen that
caricatured Blame drew Lincoln as
q baboon, Jefferson as an inhdel
Grant as a drunkard and a butcher
Garfield as a bIibe-taker, Stanton
as a murderer; but these attacks
rather strengthened them in theiI
party's allegiance. The National
candidates who have been most at
tackled, If we forget Washington''
complaint, have been Jackson. Clay
Douglas, Lincoln, Grant, Tilden ant
Blaine.
SHERMAN.
81 have said that Sherman an(
Blaine we're the great living repre-
sentatives of this line of leaders,
Sherman's work began before th'
Kansas troubles, aud is not ended
He has been brave and loyal. fiji
teachings are embodied in laws
He illumined the Hayes Admins
tration. In the midst of doubt ant
discordant counsels, In the face o
threatened disaster with the depre
ciated currency, a demoralized sens
and empty vaults, he startled tn
world by the announcement of spe
Gle resumption, and turned a noun
tain of paper into gold by the fla
of his faith.
"Blaine inspired his party IN tn
darkest days. He drew the shaft
of it's enemies for quarter of a cen
tury. He declared its bOldest pol
cies. He rent the veil of Andel
J sOnville. He embodies the devC
ton, the daring, and the dedanc
of a party born to contest. He ha
acquired an unchallenged right
! leadership"
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